A RUTTIER FOR THE WEST INDIES 



A ruttier that a man must keepe from Dominica 

 to Martinino, and so to Tierra firma. 



I Advise thee that going from Martinino or Dominica, 

 if thou wouldest goe for Margarita, that thou stirre 

 South and by West, because of the great currents that 

 goe here, and set Northwest. And by this course thou 

 shalt find the Testigos, which be 4 or 5 Islands : and The Testigos. 

 if thou wilt not goe so much to windward, then thou 

 shalt see Frailes, which bee three small Islands. And Frailes. 

 if thou wilt goe into the harbour of Manpater, it is 

 presently in doubling of the point on the East side to 

 the Southward. And being minded to go for puerto de Pti^rto de 

 Juan Griego, which lieth on the Northside, then go *^^^« ^''''^'' 

 neere the land, and along the coast of the West, and 

 presently thou shalt have sight of puerto de Juan Griego ; 

 it standeth in 11. degrees. 



I advise thee that going from Matalino, which standeth 

 in 13. degrees, if thou wouldest goe to Cartagena, thou 

 shalt goe West and by South, and by this way thou 

 shalt have sight of the Isles of Curazao and Aruba, Curasao. 

 which stand in 12. degrees: from these Islands thou 

 shalt go West; and when thou art North and South 

 with Monjes, thou shalt see them to be three little ^°^^j'^^^]^ 

 white Hands, and they are white because of the multitude 

 of birds that are there : they stand in a triangle. From 

 thence thou shalt goe West, if it be by day, and so 

 shalt have sight of Coquebacoa that standeth in 12. Coquebacoa. 

 degrees. And being by night, then goe Northwest : and 

 by day thou shalt cast to goe for the land againe West- 

 southwest. Coquebacoa hath a certaine poynt not very 

 high, and within this poynt thou shalt see in the inland 

 certain hilles which bee called las Sierras de Avite. 



Going from this poynt of Coquebacoa thou shalt run 

 West, and shalt run along the coast, and shalt go to 

 have the sight of Baya honda and Portete, which is a low ^^^^ ^onda, 



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land even with the sea. roret. 



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